Tim Scott wins US Senate race and is 1st black to win statewide in SC since Reconstru

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Re: Tim Scott wins US Senate race and is 1st black to win statewide in SC since Recon

Originally Posted by AlabamaPaul

Northern libs are the racist ones except when it come to pandering for votes. Why do you think they implement policies to keep poor minorities down rather than ones to lift them up? I was born in the north and hate going back to visit...

Its been my experience that southerners are warm and tolerant. I always get along well with them.

Re: Tim Scott wins US Senate race and is 1st black to win statewide in SC since Recon

Originally Posted by Phys251

You probably wouldn't be able to say that if you were black or brown, would you?

Face it, you are dealing in racial (and now, sexual orientation) stereotypes, both in claiming that whites are racist and in saying Tim Scott is not there based on his own achievements but because he's black. And in doing so-you seek to diminish both Scott and his constituency.

Re: Tim Scott wins US Senate race and is 1st black to win statewide in SC since Recon

Originally Posted by US Conservative

Face it, you are dealing in racial (and now, sexual orientation) stereotypes, both in claiming that whites are racist and in saying Tim Scott is not there based on his own achievements but because he's black. And in doing so-you seek to diminish both Scott and his constituency.

In other words, a liberal being anything but truly liberal.

I see that you did not answer my question.

Originally Posted by Lord of Planar

I don't claim to be an expert, but I probably know more than everyone in this forum debating the topic.